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CNN:
Mark Meadows to halt cooperation with January 6 committee  —  (CNN)Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows will no longer cooperate with the House select committee investigating January 6 insurrection, according to a letter from his attorney to the panel, which was obtained by CNN on Tuesday.
CNN:
Read: Mark Meadows' letter to January 6 committee  —  By CNN  —  (CNN)Former Donald Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows will no longer cooperate with the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill riot, according to a letter obtained by CNN from his attorney to the panel.
Fox News:
Former WH chief of staff Mark Meadows will cease cooperation with Jan. 6 committee
Politico:   POLITICO Playbook PM: Jan. 6 committee dealt two big blows
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Washington Post:
Saule Omarova, Biden's pick for top bank regulator, withdraws nomination  —  Saule Omarova, President Biden's pick to serve as a top banking regulator, has withdrawn her nomination for the office of the Comptroller of the Currency.  —  The Cornell University law professor …
Andrew Ackerman / Wall Street Journal:
Saule Omarova, Biden's Nominee to Oversee National Banks, Withdraws
Discussion: CNN and NPR
Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Controversial Biden banking nominee drops out of contention after bruising hearing
Discussion: Washington Times
CNN:
Biden administration considering options for possibly evacuating US citizens from Ukraine if Russia invades  —  (CNN)The Biden administration is exploring options for a potential evacuation of US citizens from Ukraine if Russia were to invade the country and create a dire security situation, half a dozen sources tell CNN.
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New York Times:
Biden Warns Putin of Economic Consequences if Aggression Continues
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Exclusive: WSJ taps Biden, Trump pollsters for 2022  —  The Wall Street Journal and its parent company Dow Jones are making big changes to its polling strategy ahead of the midterms, executives tell Axios.  —  Why it matters: The company had partnered with NBC News for the past three decades on polling.
Discussion: Insider and The Hill
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
BREAKING: Did McConnell just win the debt-ceiling standoff?  —  It depends on whether the Senate Minority Leader can deliver — and whether anyone sees debt increases as a “win.”  Suffice it to say that Mitch McConnell appeared to get what he needed out of the inevitable.
Discussion: New York Post
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Second Senate Democrat to back vote against Biden vaccine mandate
Discussion: Politico and Bloomberg
Politico:
McConnell secures GOP support for new debt strategy
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
So you think Kamala Harris has it rough.  Remember Dan Quayle?  —  Kamala Harris can't catch a break.  —  When she's not being ignored — which is much of the time — the vice president is portrayed as inept, impossible to work for or depicted as an anchor weighing down the listing Biden administration.
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Eugene Daniels / Politico:   ‘Her failing is not an option’ — Harris convenes Black women and charts the path ahead
Charlotte Clymer / Charlotte's Web Thoughts:
The Media Coverage of Kamala Harris and Bluetooth is Ridiculous
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Anthony Farris / OutKick:
Don Lemon Tipped Off Jussie Smollett That Police Didn't Believe His Attack Story … Everybody's favorite CNN anchor Don Lemon doesn't just report the liberal news, he apparently also spends time working as a “tipster” — at least for friends of his who commit crimes.
Discussion: Fox News, RedState and BizPac Review
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Alison Durkee / Forbes:
Wisconsin Conservative Group Finds ‘No Evidence Of Widespread Fraud’ In 2020 Election  —  A 10-month-long review of Wisconsin's 2020 election conducted by a conservative group in the state found no signs of widespread or significant election fraud, according to a new report of its findings …
Real America's Voice News:
One Of The Most Anticipated And Talked About Books Of The Year Is On Store Shelves This Morning  —  America's Voice AM with Jessica Rivera and Terrance Bates December 7, 2021
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Chris Cuomo Will Not Receive Severance, CNN President Says  —  Star anchor was fired on Saturday after probe into his involvement in Andrew Cuomo's defense  —  CNN President Jeff Zucker told employees in a meeting Tuesday that the network won't pay anchor Chris Cuomo a severance after firing …
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D. Patrick Rodgers / Nashville Scene:
Nathan Bedford Forrest Has Fallen  —  A widely mocked Nashville statue of the early KKK leader was removed Tuesday morning  —  The Confederacy has fallen.  Again.  —  A notorious statue of Confederate general and early KKK leader Nathan Bedford Forrest that has stood beside I-65 …
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Nick Beres / WTVF-TV:
Nathan Bedford Forrest statue along I-65 removed after more than 2 decades
Discussion: The Hill, WKRN-TV and The Tennessean
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
‘I think we need to rethink entirely how we do things,’ says Dana Milbank of the Washington Post  —  Longtime Washington Post political journalist Dana Milbank on Friday accused his colleagues of being “accessories to the murder of democracy.”  —  Milbank wrote in his biweekly opinion column:
Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue will be melted down by city's African American history museum  —  The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that once provoked a deadly weekend of violence in Charlottesville will soon be melted down and turned into a new piece of public artwork …
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Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
Charlottesville's Statue of Robert E. Lee Will Be Melted Down
Discussion: CBS News, The Hill and NPR
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Yamiche Alcindor Joins NBC News as Washington Correspondent (EXCLUSIVE) … Alcindor, who is expected to start with NBC in March, will cover the Biden administration as well as the impact of federal policies on communities across the country and issues at the intersection of race …
ITV News:
Downing Street staff shown joking in leaked recording about Christmas party they later denied  —  Senior Downing Street staff joked about holding a Christmas party in Number 10 just four days after the event is alleged to have taken place last December, a recording leaked to ITV News has revealed.
Karol Markowicz / Fox News:
I am leaving New York City for Florida.  I never thought I would  —  I was raised in Brooklyn, my husband in Queens.  Our three children were born in Manhattan  —  Parents should ‘speak up on behalf of their kids’: Karol Markowicz  —  I always hated the “Goodbye, New York” genre of writing.
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Hillary Clinton was right about the “deplorables” — and about the end of Roe v. Wade  —  Still hate Hillary's guts?  Fine.  But let's admit that she saw all this coming — and way before the rise of Trump  —  During her 2016 presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton warned us that Donald Trump and his …
Discussion: The Left Place
 
 
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Michael Nutter: Larry Krasner owes an apology to the 521 families of Philly's homicide victims
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Tarpley Hitt / Gawker:
A Very Weird Interview With Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Eric Rosenbaum / CNBC:
The latest sign of President Biden's inflation politics problem comes from Main Street
Discussion: Breitbart
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BBC:
Jamal Khashoggi: Suspect in murder of journalist arrested
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Fox News is Killing Us: Here are the Receipts
Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:
He Voted to Impeach. Can He Survive in the GOP?
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
ProPublica:
These Real Estate and Oil Tycoons Avoided Paying Taxes for Years
 

 
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

 
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